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21 Sugarpill Pressed Shadow and Chromalust Swatches

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Sugarpill Pro Palette - posted by Sugarpill and not currently available but on my wishlist!

Sugarpill, one of my all-time favorite indie cosmetic brands, sells an amazing array of loose and pressed shadows. I first came across Sugarpill in their first year and I'm so glad I did. They instantly became one of my favorite bright shadow brands and have maintained this position ever since--you've probably noticed I regularly use sugarpill in tutorials.

I admittedly own a decent amount of Sugarpill as a result--and still need to get my hands on Sparkle Baby and the pro palette along with the new brushes. I realized that I haven't swatched half of what I own over the years for you, despite regularly using Sugarpill in tutorials. I thought it might be helpful if I swatched everything I own and put the swatches in one place in case you're interested in trying Sugarpill for the first time.

Everything was swatched on bare skin without primer and nothing was foiled. While I absolutely recommend foiling Sugarpill Chromalusts (their loose shadows) and applying the pressed powders over a good primer, which is how I tend to use them, you can use both the pressed shadows and Chromalusts any way you like.

Sugarpill Birthday Sale Information

Date: February 17th from 12am to midnight PST

Details: 20% off applied in shopping carts (no promo code necessary). Discount does not apply to new releases.

Sugarpill Chromalusts are gorgeous, multidimensional loose shadows that I personally think work best when foiled (I usually use a mixing medium like MAC's water-based mixing medium). Smitten is limited edition so it will not be on sale in the Birthday Sale, but since it's limited I wanted to include a swatch as it's back on sale as of the time of this post.

Sugarpill's pressed shadows are fantastic! The majority of them are completely matte and some are somewhat satin-y. They blend well, are extremely pigmented and the range of colors is amazing. I absolutely adore these!

I have to be honest, I would re-buy (and have for some already) all of the shades above! But if I absolutely had to narrow it down to a list of must-have pressed shadows and Chromalusts I'd have to say the following would make the cut.

Absinthe Chromalust - if you love bright acid greens this is absolutely a must. It was one of my first chromalusts and it's still a favorite

Lumi Chromalust - another one of my first Sugarpill loves and it is phenomenal. I pat it over everything--so good!

Goldilux Chromalust - this is by far one of the most stunning golds I've ever owned. It's unique enough that even though I own a ton of gold shadows this is still one I reach for and have bought more than once.

Royal Sugar Chromalust - such an absolutely amazing blue and the new formula is definitely a little bit easier to work with. I had the original formula and repurchased the recently released, slightly tweaked new formula.

Afterparty Pressed Shadow - this is a phenomenal blue that is great to work with and unique even compared to the billions of blues I own.

Dollipop Pressed Shadow- one of my all-time favorite pink shadows! I am super picky about pink shadows and this one never lets me down. It is a must if you love pink shadows.

Bulletproof Pressed Shadow - it can be so hard to find nice black shadows and this is definitely a must. It is insanely pigmented and super deep-buy it!

Love+ Pressed Shadow - red shadows can be super hard to find. This is a true red that does not disappoint.

Poison Plum Pressed Shadow - this is such a lovely and unique shade of purple--super pigmented and easy to work with. Definitely a must and one I regularly reach for.

BeautyPopStop Sugarpill Wishlist

While I certainly have a decent amount of Sugarpill shadows, I still have some things on my list of must-haves! Some of the items below have not yet been released and/or will not be included in the sale, but I thought it would be fun to share my wishlist anyway.

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Do you have any of the Cold Chemistry colours? If not--I *highly* recommend Soots & Stars. Every time I use it it blows my mind. It's so sparkly, less "black" than Stella, but a joy to work with. (Not that I don't enjoy working with Stella, Stella is super too!)

Thank you! Ironically, Cold Chemistry is the ONLY collection Sugarpill has ever done where I felt like I already owned quite a few similar shades in my collection and I'm trying (really trying and not always succeeding lol) in purchasing wisely given how much I own lol. I see a lot of people love that palette/collection though! Sparkle Baby has been at the top of my list forever on the other hand. Need them now!!! ;)